ALL260 - Australian Literature
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | *Warrnambool students to contact unit chair or school at scca-students@deakin.edu.au to enrol in this unit |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), *Warrnambool, Cloud (online) Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Lyn Mc Credden |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | Trimester 2: Burwood: 1 x 1 hour Class plus 1 x 2 hour Seminar Waurn Ponds: 1 x 2 hour Seminar plus access to an Echo recording of the Burwood lecture Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin
Trimester 3: Burwood: Intensive - Week 1 x 2 hour seminar, Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 x 4 hour seminar. Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
This unit introduces students to a range of Australian fiction, poetry and drama. A detailed understanding of writing genres and forms, and of Australian literary history, will entail readings of both early and contemporary texts. Students will learn to approach literary texts through thematic and theoretical focuses, with specific attention to Indigenous writing.
Assessment
An exercise which includes feedback from collaborative team work, 50%
Individual research essay, 50%
Unit Fee Information
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